PASADENA EDITION
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018
VOLUME 12 NO. 17
Local Briefs
Council to Hear Homeless Count Numbers
Final Candidate Identified
in PCC President Search
Gold Line Back on
Schedule
A staff report released Thursday,
by the city’s Housing and Career
Services Department, shows that
the homelessness count rose 18
percent in Pasadena over last
year with 677 people having no
place to live on a given night
compared to 575 during last
year’s count.
The city council is set Monday
night to hear the full results of
the 2018 count conducted the
evening of January 23 and the
morning of January 24.
“The sharpest Increases were
seen among those living on the
streets, in parks, encampments,
vehicles, or other places not
meant for human habitation,”
Housing and Career Services
Director William Huang wrote.
“During the 2018 Homeless
Count, 462 people were living on
the streets, or 68 percent of the
total homeless population. That
number is 33 percent higher
than the number of unsheltered
persons in 2017 [347].”
While this one-night count offers
a snapshot of homelessness,
the number of people who are
homeless on any given night
fluctuates throughout the year
Huang said.
City staff also noted that “people
living on the streets are our
neighbors.” Half (50 percent) of
respondents living on the street
were living in Pasadena when
they most recently lost their
housing, up slightly from 2016
(48 percent). “The homeless
population in Pasadena is getting
older.” Between 2016 and 2018,
there was a 65 percent increase
in the number of persons over
age 50 who were homeless; from
153 in 2016 to 253 in 2018.
Although the report is
information only the council may
discuss solutions such as; more
supportive housing is needed
to offset recent increases in
homelessness, especially among
the elderly; supportive housing
is a cost-effective intervention
that offers long-term support
to high-needs individuals; and
these individuals are often
intensive and costly users of
public services, particularly
health care.
The full count report will be
available at pasadenapartnership.
org/homeless-count-reports.
The city council meets 6:30
p.m. in the council chamber,
Pasadena City Hall 100 North
Garfield Avenue, Room S249.
One of two finalists for the
position of Superintendent-
President of Pasadena City
College has dropped out
—the school announced
Monday.
“Following the appointment
of Dr. Byron Clift Breland as
interim chancellor of the San
Jose Evergreen Community
College District, he has
withdrawn his name from
consideration for the
leadership of Pasadena City
College,” PCC Spokesperson
Alex Boekelheide said.
The final candidate selected
by the Board of Trustees is Dr.
Cliff Davis, vice chancellor
of the Ozark Technical
Community College System
in Springfield, Mo., and
president of the Ozarks
Technical College Table
Rock campus.
Dr. Davis’ previous
experience includes
leadership roles in
advancement, student
affairs, and strategic
planning, and service as
the executive director
of the OTC Foundation.
He previously worked in
administration at Missouri
State University.
He earned his master’s
and bachelor’s degrees from
Missouri State and holds a
doctorate in instructional
leadership with an emphasis
in higher educational
administration from
Lindenwood University in
St. Charles, Mo.
The Board of Trustees of the
Pasadena Area Community
College District are selecting
a superintendent/president
to succeed Rajen Vurdien,
who announced his
retirement effective June 30,
2018. A decision is expected
in late May.
“We had many fine
candidates,” Dr. Anthony
Fellow, president of the
PCC Board of Trustees,
said. “We were particularly
impressed by Dr. Davis’
tremendous experience in
college leadership and very
stable professional record.
He is also passionate about
student success!”
Fellow said he especially
wanted to thank the initial
screening committee. “These
14 members of the PCC
community have provided
valuable insight on the
applicants for this position,
and the board,” he said.
The forums will take place
May 7. Further details are
as follows Monday, May 7
at noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to
6 p.m. at PCC’s Creveling
Lounge. The forums are
open to students, faculty,
staff, and the general public.
For more information visit:
pasadena.edu.
As of press time Friday,
the Metro Gold Line was
running every 20 minutes and
expected to be in full service
by today after an overturned
FedEx truck early Thursday
morning led to a two day
closer of the Gold Line after
the truck landed on the train
tracks near Lake Ave.
Metro shut down both
directions of the line around
1:30 a.m. when the accident
was first reported.
According to police and
news reports, a hit-and-run
driver stuck a FedEx big rig
causing a second FedEx truck
to slam into it. The first truck
then hit the center divider and
overturned onto the tracks.
The driver of the car is still
being sought.
At the time, the 210 freeway
was shut down as crews
cleaned up and removed the
truck from the tracks.
One of the FedEx drivers
was taken to a nearby hospital
with minor injuries.
The cash is under investigation.
Photo Courtesy Of Union Station Homeless Services
Memorial Day BBQ
and Dance
Screening Mimis
Film Club to
Premiere May 1
Memorial Day is a time to
honor our nation’s military
heroes. A Memorial Day
barbecue and dance Monday,
May 28, at the Pasadena
Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.,
from noon to 2:30 p.m. Doors
open at 11:45 a.m.
Lunch will include
hamburgers and hot dogs, with
vegetarian options available by
request, and all the trimmings,
plus apple pie.
Then kick up your heels and
dance to favorites of days gone
by the Great American Swing
Band.
The cost is only $10 for
members and $12 for non-
members of the Pasadena
Senior Center. Make
reservations online or at the
Welcome Desk no later than,
May 25.
For more information visit
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or
call (626) 795-4331.
Hastings Gets Grant from
the California State Library
Beginning in May, the new
Screening Mimis Film Club
will meet the first and third
Tuesday of every month at 3
p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at
the Pasadena Senior Center,
85 E. Holly St., to watch
provocative films followed by
lively discussions.
Classics, film noir, cult films,
documentaries, shorts,
foreign films, animated films
and more will be selected
democratically by club
members. Each screening will
be researched and its hidden
history presented prior to
each viewing. Popcorn and
other refreshments will be
provided.
The first film on Tuesday,
May 1, will be “Ramona”
(1936, NR) directed by Henry
King and starring Loretta
Young and Don Ameche. A
young woman who is half
native American and was
raised by a wealthy family
falls in love with a native
American employee of the
household, and he with her,
against both families’ wishes.
Anyone 50 and older is
invited to join the club for
only $5 a month. You do not
have to be a member of the
Pasadena Senior Center to
attend. For more information
about the club or to join,
email mmeovary@aol.com.
For more information about
the programs and services of
the Pasadena Senior Center,
visit: pasadenaseniorcenter.
org or call (626) 795-4331.
Free 2nd Sunday @ PAM:
Celebrate Mothers
Pasadena Public Library’s
Hastings Branch announced
this week they received a
Maximizing Learning Spaces
aka “How to MacGyver
Your Library” grant from
the California State Library.
This grant provided
assistance from design
experts to help staff
evaluate the current
library layout and offer
suggestions for moveable
furniture to create a
more flexible space for
various programming
and event activities at
the branch. A conceptual
building improvement
plan was created which
allows library space to
be adapted to events and
activity use with ease.
The Hastings Branch
Associates are fundraising
to secure matching
funds for the MacGyver
grant. An ongoing raffle
fundraiser is being held
at the library. Raffle items
include; original artwork,
gift certificates, tickets
to A Noise Within and the
2019 Rose Parade, an Amazon
Fire HD8, admission passes to
Kidspace and the Huntington
Library and Gardens, and more.
A FUNdraiser for the
MacGyver Grant will be held
on Tuesday, May 1 from 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. at California Pizza
Kitchen, 99 N. Los Robles Ave.,
Pasadena. Twenty percent of
your bill will be donated to the
Hastings MacGyver matching
grant fund, when you mention
the FUNdraiser to your server
or bring in the flyer.
Hastings Library Associates is
the official support organization
of the Pasadena Hastings Branch
Library and are affiliated with
The Friends of the Pasadena
Public Library. The group raises
funds to support the library.
Past projects include the “cozy
book” furniture in the children’s
area, the butterfly garden and
materials for the Home School
Collection. The Associates meet
at 6 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday
of each month in the Hasting
Branch Library’s Community
Room. All are welcome to
attend the meetings.
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MONROVIA
Visit USC Pacific Asia Museum
with your mom, grandma or
other special woman in your
life and make her a gift! Enjoy
free admission, an artmaking
activity inspired by Chinese
art in the collection, and story
time for the whole family.
at 12:00pm - 4:00pm: Make a
vase as a gift for mother.
at 1:00pm: Storytime with
Sunny - Hear stories of China
and mothers in the Silk Road
Gallery.
Sunday, May 13, from 11:00
a.m. admission free all day.
USC PAM is Southern
California’s only museum
exclusively devoted to the arts
of Asia and the Pacific, and the
only U.S. university museum
dedicated to the subject. Since
1971, the museum’s mission
is to further intercultural
understanding through the arts
of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Pacific Asia Museum is located
46 North Los Robles Ave.
For more information visit:
pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu.
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Funds Approved for Gold Line Foothill Extension
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State funds were approved for the Metro Gold
line Foothill Extension and Orange/Red Line
to Gold Line Bus Connector Assemblymember
Chris Holden announced Thursday. Both
projects are expected benefit the foothill
communities and the Greater Los Angeles
Area. These projects have been approved to
receive grants from the Transit and Intercity
Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), which receives
its funding from both the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund and Senate Bill 1 he said.
“When we connect communities, everyone
thrives,” Holden said, Chair of the Assembly
Select Committee on Regional Transportation
Solutions. “Increasing public transportation
options will reduce global warming pollution,
promote economic development, create
healthier communities, and - for those riding
the new bus and rails lines - an enjoyable
commute. I want to thank CalTrans for their
work and assistance in continuing to move
forward the goals of the region and increasing
sustainable connectivity.”
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
would extend the Gold 12.3 miles from Azusa
to Montclair. The Metro Orange/Red Line to
Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Corridor is a 17.3
mile new dedicated rapid bus route that creates
a key regional connection between the San
Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley.
Assemblymember Holden played an
instrumental role in bringing the Gold Line
to the San Gabriel Valley and has since
championed the Gold Line Extension. This
legislative session, Holden has supported grant
funding requests to CalTrans from the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority, Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Construction Authority, and the San
Bernardino County Transportation Authority
for both the Gold Line Bus Connectors and
the Gold Line Foothill Extension.
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